# Post x_915890389269254145

- Post ID: `x_915890389269254145`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-10-05T10:44:19.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_915890389269254145
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_915890389269254145/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_915890389269254145.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> So wonderful to be in Las Vegas yesterday and meet with people, from police to doctors to the victims themselves, who I will never forget!

## Engagement

- Likes: 100,016
- Reposts: 15,342
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.386Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T23:56:33.092Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Las Vegas Visit Post (2017-10-05)

This post follows Trump's visit to Las Vegas after the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in US history. Posted at 10:44 UTC = 6:44 AM ET, suggesting early morning — likely authentic but the polished tone suggests possible aide drafting or editing.

### Authorship
The post is grammatically correct, well-structured, and lacks Trump's typical stylistic markers (ALL CAPS, exclamation-heavy, combative tone). The single exclamation mark and sentimental framing ("who I will never forget") read as crafted. However, the 6:44 AM timing is within Trump's known early-morning posting window. Mixed signals — likely aide-drafted or at minimum aide-polished.

### Psychological Content
The post centers Trump as protagonist in a tragedy narrative — "wonderful to be in Las Vegas" is a telling word choice for visiting a mass casualty site. The self-referential framing ("meet with people... who I will never forget") positions Trump's experience of the visit as the subject rather than the victims' suffering. This is consistent with narcissistic supply-seeking through performative empathy.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Self-centering ("So wonderful to be," "who I will never forget")
- Status enumeration (police, doctors, victims) — establishing breadth of Trump's engagement
- Emotional bookending with exclamation

### Context
This sits between combative #FakeNews posts about the Tillerson "moron" controversy, showing the characteristic oscillation between presidential/empathetic mode and attack mode depending on audience/purpose.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump visited Las Vegas on October 4, 2017" | **True** | Confirmed by surrounding posts and known events |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 35%)

### Indicators

- Correct grammar and complete sentences
- Sentimental/polished tone unlike combative posts hours earlier
- 6:44 AM ET timing is in Trump's active window
- Single exclamation mark rather than multiple
- Lacks ALL CAPS (contrast with surrounding posts)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Las Vegas shooting visit — presidential moment)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Personal connection claim ('who I will never forget')
- Enumeration of people met to establish thoroughness

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-11._

> Trump visited Las Vegas on October 4, 2017

**TRUE**

Confirmed by surrounding posts and known events

Sources: provided context

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- empathy_performance (70%)
- presidential_mode (80%)
- las_vegas_shooting (100%)
- self_centering (60%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**Presidential mask slips as Las Vegas compassion gives way to morning grievance cascade**

The day began with scripted, presidential messages about the Las Vegas mass shooting visit, but the tone shifted sharply during an early-morning posting burst. Within minutes of praising first responders and doctors, Trump pivoted to attacking the media, calling for a Senate investigation into news networks, and flatly denying an NBC report about Secretary Tillerson's near-resignation. A quick stock market boast was sandwiched between the two angry posts, as if to reset the mood before the next grievance. The overall picture is a man whose required presidential performance around a national tragedy couldn't suppress his baseline media fixation for long.

Full digest for 2017-10-05: https://trump.fm/date/2017-10-05/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, October 5). So wonderful to be in Las Vegas yesterday and... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_915890389269254145
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "So wonderful to be in Las Vegas yesterday and meet with..." X (Twitter), 5 Oct. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_915890389269254145. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "So wonderful to be in Las Vegas yesterday and meet with...," X (Twitter), October 5, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_915890389269254145.

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